In an alleged violent crime of animal abuse in New Hanover County, North Carolina, a 21-year-old man has been charged with beating his girlfriend’s family Lab puppy to death.

According to Fox News, Christopher Simpson’s girlfriend’s family adopted the dog named Axel on December 1 from the New Hanover County Animal Services. On Christmas day, Simpson went over to the family’s home to visit, but when they went on to visit other family members, Simpson said he preferred to stay behind and play with the xbox.

Later that day, Simpson called his girlfriend telling her the dog had urinated on the floor and his shoe, and said when he hit the dog on the butt, the dog bit him. When the family returned, Axel was nowhere in sight and when found behind the family shed, the dog was dead. Simpson allegedly explained he didn’t know his own strength and when he punched the dog, he killed it.

Simpson was arrested on Monday and has been charged with felony animal cruelty. A necropsy performed on Axel determined the dog died of severe blunt trauma and internally bled to death. The veterinarian in charge of the postmortem exam stated this was the worst case of animal cruelty he had ever seen.

Simpson is currently free on $2,500 bond. In 2015, he was charged with domestic violence and animal cruelty in Brunswick County; those charges were dropped.

(Photo of Lab puppy and Simpson contributed New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office)

Rest in peace Axel. We hope you get justice.

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Ugh….arrested already for domestic battery and animal abuse and charges dropped. When will the powers that be realize these folks are sociopaths and will strike again. RIP sweet puppy. We failed you. Hope those parents keep their daughter far away from this monster….and keep a shotgun handy in case he comes around again!

This scum had previous domestic violence as well as animal cruelty charges and they were dismissed? God, what a monster and he should be up on murder charges just as though he did this to a human. What, are they going to wait until he actually punches his girlfriend in the face, knocks her out and she dies? Lock this scum up with the criminals and let them do to him what needs to be done. He has an evil look to his face and should be gone forever.

I am so sick of these thugs doing things like this to innocent puppies! And what will happen to the POS? A slap on the wrist more than likely! I hope the “girlfriend” has had enough sense to dump this POS and condolences to the family for the loss of this precious pup. Had he been punished in 2015 on the domestic and animal cruelty charges, this might not have happened!

He PUNCHED a defenseless puppy. Are you kidding me. That monster shouldn’t be allowed back in that house or in the girls life. If she stays with him she is just as much to blame knowing his temper.
What a poor excuse….”He didn’t know his own strength. Oh when you PUNCHED him you didn’t know you were burgeoning this poor dog??

THIS TIME, PUT THIS BASTARD AWAY FOR LIFE… and don’t let the “girlfriend’s family” EVER adopt another hapless animal: If they associate with psychopaths like this FUKWAD, they don’t deserve to put another companion in harm’s way

Christopher Simpson has a record of animal abuse – this time he needs to be treated like the sewer sludge he is – I hope he is sitting in a jail cell being used in every way possible and his punk white ass is getting a full workout by predatory inmates. He kills a puppy for peeing on his shoe – he needs a full dose of being peed upon. Axel deserved MUCH better than to be treated like trash – the only trash here is HUMAN.

Put this pud in a cell with an animal lover….who is very strong….and doesn’t know their own strength!! I can not even say how furious this makes me. The pain that baby had to feel. Hell hath no fury……hey karm…..GET THIS WORTHLESS USELESS excuse of skin!

???????? HEARTBREAKING, HORRIFIC, HEARTLESS, CRUEL, DESPICABLE!!! ????????PROSECUTE THIS DISGUSTING DANGEROUS EVIL MONSTER TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT! THIS SCUMBAG MUST BE SEVERELY PUNISHED! THE INNOCENT BABY PUPPY DESERVES JUSTICE. WE MUST BE THE VOICE FOR THIS INNOCENT LITTLE PUPPY THAT SUFFERED CRUEL ABUSE, MISTREATMENT, AND AGONIZING PAIN. PRECIOUS AXEL, I’M SO VERY SORRY YOU WERE SO HORRIFICALLY ABUSED, MURDERED AND BETRAYED BY THE ONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO LOVE, PROTECT, AND CARE FOR YOU. MY HEART BLEEDS FOR THIS PRECIOUS PUPPY THAT DID NOT EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO BLOSSOM. ANGEL AXEL, REST IN SWEET HEAVENLY PEACE. ANGEL AXEL, YOU ARE NOW IN THE TENDER LOVING CARE OF JESUS. PLAY AND RUN WITH THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN’S SOFT FLUFFY CLOUDS. GOD BLESS YOU, ANGEL AXEL. I’M PRAYING FOR YOUR DESERVED JUSTICE. RIP, BABY ♥️????????????✝️????????????????????✝️????????????♥️

He peed on your shoe?! Is that all it takes to turn you into a psycho freak puppy killer???? Boy you need to grow the hell up. But no you are a total waste of oxygen being here breathing air someone else could use. I really hope karma kicks your ass so hard your head spins around 3 times. Then someone can drive a stake through your heart!!!!!!

Naaa don’t arrest him and throw him in jail for 30 days
Just stick him the remote woods with a bull’s-eye on the back of him and let the hunters do their job…
The only way to purge society of retards like this is to eliminate them